Reagan Budget Battle Rages Over Entitlements and Scrutiny
President Reagan presses a plan to curb uncontrollable budget items, arguing entitlement reforms will not cut programs but slow growth. The article cites food stamp growth to 10.3 billion by 1982, Social Security's looming strain, and calls for tightening caps to reduce deficits while protecting the needy. Charles S. Locke of Morton Norwich emphasizes broad public support.
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Reagan Gun Laws Shake After Hidden Report
A confidential BATF report links lax gun dealer checks to the Reagan assassination bid. It details Rocky's Pawn Shop in Dallas and the sale of 32 handguns to gang leader Mike Yee for distribution to Chinese gangs, while lawmakers push to ease federal gun controls. Officers failed to prove criminal intent by the dealer, enabling continued firearms trafficking.
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John Hinckley Jr
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Mike Yee
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Regan
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David Goldstein
Mneneyar
Cate E Gun
Underworld
Tony Capaccio
David Field
Isaac Goldstein
Goldstein
Baap
Meet
Michael Beard
National Coalition
Frederick City and County News Roundup
Two new leagues debuted in Frederick city as City League and Industrial League formed amid rules dispute. DeMolay YMCA and local firms join City League. Industrial League includes Hemlock Ox Fibre Brash Muse Tailoring and Frederick Iron & Steel. Brunswick merchants planned early closings from May for recreation. Board of Education heard oil heating vs electricity funding. Potomac Edison promoted electric heating while Irving Well eyed taxpayer benefits. City Aldermen approved steps to extend Frederick city limits toward the freeway with hearings on land use. Mount Airy mayoral race looms as Frank Harper pursues re nomination. Fort Detrick Woman’s Club donated 150 dollars to Frederick Memorial Hospital nursery instruments.
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Eritvo
DeMolay
Hayles
DeMolay Abamai
Junior Ouam
YMCA
Hemlock Ox Fibre Brash Ae Muse Tailoring
Frederick Iron & Steel and
Everedy Co
Council of Maryland
Board of Education
Frederick County
Potomac Edison
Irving H. Well
Oil Group
Jacob R. Ramsburg
City Planning Commission
Charles Zang
Woman's Club of
Fort Detrick
Col
Carl 5. Casto
Frank Adams
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Revival of the Venice Simplon Orient Express Empresses 1920s Luxury
The Venice Simplon Orient Express returns May 25 with regular London to Venice service via Paris and Milan. A 24 hour, 926 mile journey promises opulent Pullman cars, haute cuisine, and staff in original livery, revived by Sea Containers Group. James B. Sherwood says passengers seek elegance over mere transport. Town & Country notes it won’t revolutionize travel but could civilize it again.
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Graham Greene
Ian Fleming
Agatha Christie
Charles
Austria- Hungary
Paul Deschanel
Cooch Behar
Boris
Bulgaria
France
Alps
Balkans
Orient Express
London
Venice
Paris
Milan
Caruso
Mata Hari
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Isadora Duncan
Ho Chi Minh
Edward Will
Mrs. Simpson
Town & Country
James B. Sherwood
Sea Containers Group
Readers defend police. letters urge fair editorial view
A Frederick reader funds the SWAT incident and snow removal case in defense of officers. Marion E Snoots, wife of an officer, voices pride and demands measured criticism, while Marie H May and Carol K Martz thank volunteers and organizers of the Careers Night program with praise for broad community involvement.
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Frederick
Black History Moments Include Battle at San Juan Hill
On April 7 1806 troops from the Ninth and Tenth Cavalries fought alongside Theodore Roosevelt s Rough Riders in the San Juan Hill engagement. April 8 1826 marks Alexander Clark s birth as an early Black pioneer and delegate to the Republican Conventions of 1872 and 1878. An optimistic line notes a cigarette vending machine.
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Theodore Roosevelt
San Juan Bill
Alexander Clark
Clark
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